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Mountain Biking: Carpenter finishes as quickest Briton

Sport | | Published: 14:25, Friday June 9th, 2017.

Manon Carpenter finished as the fastest Briton in the Women’s Elite UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup.

Caerphilly-born Carpenter, 24, finished fourth overall with a time of 5:55.299 at the event at Fort William, Scotland.

Australian Tracey Hannah won in 5:39.298, after world champion Rachel Atherton’s winning run – which stretched back to 2015 – ended as she crashed in wooded area during the morning practice on Sunday June 4.

The tournament next arrives in Leogang, Austria, on Saturday June 10.

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